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AfDB cooperates with South Sudan

The African Development Bank Group (AdDB) has approved a grant for an assessment study of a water supply and sanitation program for 11 small and medium-sized towns in South Sudan. The USD 5.4 million grant, extended from the Fragile States...
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The role of recycled water

The 9th International Water Association (IWA) Conference and Exhibition on water reclamation was held last week Windhoek. The event had a special focus on sustainable water usage and efficiency. More than 400 international scientists, engineers and...
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A resource to be preserved

Governments across Africa have suggested holding a global water partnership in order to help communities with water shortages and strive for its better management. Threats to water sources include climate change and activities that cause pollution...
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Africa water utilities bleed water

African water companies are losing as much as 35% of their total production because of leaks, fraud and unpaid bills. This is the view of the African Water Association. As much as 50% of the water produced in some African nations is never accounted...
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Water shortage in Tanzania

Tanzania is one of 18 African countries that are expected to experience a serious shortage of water by 2025 due to failure to protect water sources. The same situation has rendered a number of African countries unable to meet their water...
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Fuel price changes

The Department of Energy have stated that the retail prices of all grades of petrol and the wholesale prices of both grades of diesel will decrease on Wednesday, 6 November 2013. According to the department diesel (0.05% sulphur) will decrease by ...

Artisans trained by Transnet

A thousand additional artisan learners are to be trained at six Transnet Engineering facilities across the country. The Department of Public Enterprises in collaboration with the Department of Higher Education and Training, and Transnet commenced a...